Part 4 News: General Business Environment
DOF urges Japanese firms to invest in...
25 April, 2019 at 07:31
Manila, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) is inviting more Japanese firms to invest in the Philippines amid the country’s robust economic growth.
[PRESS RELEASE] PBG-JFC Statement on Proposed Reforms...
22 April, 2019 at 13:45
We, the following listed Philippine business groups and foreign chambers, strongly commiserate with and share the frustrations of millions of…
Customs modernization to get $150-M WB loan
17 April, 2019 at 13:10
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has adopted a World Bank-proposed system aimed at modernizing processes at the country’s second biggest tax-collection agency through funding from the Washington-based lender.
[EDITORIAL] Critical power situation
17 April, 2019 at 09:17
Why do we usually expect brownouts whenever the Department of Energy (DOE) assures us that there is enough electricity supply?
Regulatory body for water pushed
15 April, 2019 at 16:48
Regulatory body for water pushed Gov’t agencies cite need for single point of accountability March 23, 2019 | 05:56 AM Officials of the
Number of priority projects raised
15 April, 2019 at 16:44
The Duterte administration has increased to 9,816 the number of priority programs and projects worth P10.9 trillion it intends to roll out within its six-year term to sustain strong economic growth and ultimately slash the poverty rate by 2022.
Finance chief hits critics of China loans
15 April, 2019 at 16:29
“You of no faith to your country.” This was the rebuke of the head of the Duterte administration’s economic team to critics spreading fear that the government would be unable to pay the money it borrowed from China for big-ticket infrastructure projects under its ambitious “Build, Build, Build”…
[OPINION] What we need: Long-term water security
15 April, 2019 at 16:24
During his first State of the Nation Address, President Benigno Aquino III singled out the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) for all the wrong reasons. He painted the water agency as the mother of all corruption.
[OPINION] MORE power supply needed: Attention ERC
15 April, 2019 at 14:36
After the water shortage in many areas in Metro Manila last March, next is power shortage and brownouts in many areas of Luzon including Metro Manila this month.
Senate planning final push on ‘endo’ bill...
15 April, 2019 at 13:13
The Senate will continue plenary deliberation on the bill penalizing labor-only contracting when the legislative session resumes in May, targeting final approval by the time Congress adjourns on June 7.
PEZA wants separate incentives regime for exporters...
15 April, 2019 at 12:30
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said it will submit to the next Congress its proposed amendments to the current incentive regime, distinguishing more clearly between firms serving a mainly domestic market and exporters.
Ex-DPWH head backs creation of water department
15 April, 2019 at 10:35
Past and present government officials are supporting the creation a Department of Water to serve as the one entity to oversee the operations of various agencies, a former Cabinet official said.
Duterte warns Naia takeover by PAF
8 April, 2019 at 11:11
President Duterte has warned that he would order the military to take over the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) if congestion and inefficiency woes plaguing the country’s premier airport remain unresolved.
Clark airport posts record 1M passengers in...
5 April, 2019 at 16:44
Air passengers that travelled via Clark International Airport (CRK) have reached 1 million in January to March this year, the airport’s highest quarterly passenger traffic, according to Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC).
